2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
Presidential primary
Opinion polls
First place by expected pledged delegate allocation
First place by popular vote
Joe Biden
Jason Palmer
Primary canceled
Roll-call nomination
From January 23 to June 8, 2024, presidential primaries and caucuses were organized by the Democratic Party to select the delegates to the 2024 Democratic National Convention , to determine the party's nominee for president in the 2024 United States presidential election . The elections took place in all U.S. states (except for Florida and Delaware), the District of Columbia , five U.S. territories , and Democrats Abroad .[ 15]
Incumbent President Joe Biden had repeatedly expressed his intent to run for re-election since 2021, although there was speculation in the first two years of his presidency that he might not seek a second term due to his age and low approval ratings.[ 16] [ 17] Former Democratic House representatives, including Carolyn Maloney ,[ 18] Joe Cunningham ,[ 19] and Tim Ryan ,[ 20] had publicly said Biden should not run. There was also speculation that Biden may face a primary challenge, especially from a member of the Democratic Party's progressive faction .[ 21] [ 22]
After Democrats outperformed expectations in the 2022 midterm elections , many believed the chances that Biden would run for and win his party's nomination had increased.[ 23] [ 24] On April 25, 2023, Biden announced via a video that he would be running for re-election.[ 25] Eventually, three main primary opponents emerged; self-help author Marianne Williamson declared her candidacy in March,[ 26] Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , an anti-vaccine activist and environmental attorney,[ 27] declared in April,[ 28] while Representative Dean Phillips declared in October.[ 29] Additionally, some Muslim Americans , Arab Americans , progressives , and socialists began advocating in 2024 for an uncommitted vote in protest against Biden due to his support for Israel during the Israel–Hamas war .[ 30] [ 31] [ 32]
Kennedy withdrew from the Democratic primaries in October 2023 to run as an independent candidate .[ 33] Williamson suspended her campaign following the Nevada primary in February 2024,[ 34] before unsuspending her campaign following the Michigan primary later that month.[ 35] On March 6, 2024, Phillips suspended his campaign and endorsed Biden.[ 36] Phillips received the second-highest number of delegates in the primaries (four delegates gained).[ 37] [ 38] Biden lost American Samoa to venture capitalist Jason Palmer ,[ f] becoming the first incumbent president to lose a contest while appearing on the ballot since Jimmy Carter in 1980 .[ 39] However, he won every other contest by a large margin.
President Biden withdrew his candidacy on July 21, following a series of age and health concerns , writing that doing so was "in the best interest of my party and the country". He endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as his successor.[ 40] By the next day, Harris had secured the support of enough delegates to make her the presumptive nominee .[ 41] Harris became the nominee following a virtual roll call that concluded on August 5.[ 42]
^ "Democratic Convention 2024" . The Green Papers .
^ "2024 Presidential Delegate Count" . Associated Press . Retrieved July 3, 2024 .
^ "Presidential Primary Delegate Tracker 2024: Vote Counts by State" . www.nbcnews.com . July 23, 2024.
^ "Nationwide Popular Vote, excluding MO, MS, IN" . The Green Papers. Retrieved July 4, 2024 .
^ "Massachusetts Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved March 21, 2024 .
^ "Illinois Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved March 21, 2024 .
^ "Washington Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved March 21, 2024 .
^ "Rhode Island Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved April 2, 2024 .
^ "Wisconsin Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved April 2, 2024 .
^ "Pennsylvania Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved April 24, 2024 .
^ "Nebraska Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved April 24, 2024 .
^ "New Jersey Presidential Primary Election Results 2024" . NBC News . Retrieved June 6, 2024 .
^ "Why do US parties hold presidential conventions? What to know, in 500 words" . Al Jazeera . August 13, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024 .
^ Oppenheim, Oren; Shepherd, Brittany; Murray, Isabella (August 6, 2024). "Kamala Harris earns majority of Democratic roll call votes, achieving historic presidential nomination" . ABC News .
^ Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee (April 13, 2022). "Resolution on the Principles and Framework of a Transparent and Fair Review of the Presidential Nominating Calendar" (PDF) . democrats.org . p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022 .
^ Gangitano, Alex (November 18, 2021). "Harris says 2024 is 'absolutely not' being discussed yet with Biden" . The Hill . Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021 .
^ Gittleson, Ben (December 22, 2021). "Biden tells ABC's David Muir 'yes' he'll run again, Trump rematch would 'increase the prospect' " . ABC News. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022 .
^ "Rep. Carolyn Maloney says "off the record," Biden is "not running again" " . CBS News . August 15, 2022. Archived from the original on August 28, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2022 .
^ Vakil, Caroline (June 23, 2022). "SC Democratic governor candidate says Biden shouldn't run in 2024 due to age" . The Hill . Archived from the original on September 3, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2022 .
^ Reimann, Nicholas. "Rep. Tim Ryan Suggests Biden Shouldn't Run In 2024—Joining These Other Democrats" . Forbes . Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022 .
^ Otterbein, Holly (January 1, 2022). "The left is already looking to 2024. Some want to see a Biden primary challenge" . Politico . Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022 .
^ Dorman, John L. (January 2, 2022). "Former Sanders presidential campaign manager says Biden will have 'a progressive challenger' in 2024" . Business Insider . Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022 .
^ Enten, Harry (November 13, 2022). "How Joe Biden and the Democratic Party defied midterm history" . CNN. Retrieved November 13, 2022 .
^ Enten, Harry (December 18, 2022). "How the midterms changed the 2024 primaries for Biden and Trump" . CNN. Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022 .
^ Doyle, Katherine; Alba, Monical (April 25, 2023). "Biden announces he is running for re-election, framing 2024 as a choice between 'more rights or fewer' " . NBC News. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023 .
^ Weissert, Will (March 4, 2023). "Marianne Williamson opens long shot 2024 challenge to Biden" . San Diego Union-Tribune . Associated Press . Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023 .
^ Multiple sources:
Dorn, Sara (July 18, 2023). "RFK Jr.'s Family Denounces Claim That Jews, Chinese Are Immune To Covid: Here Are All The Other Conspiracies He Promotes" . Forbes . Archived from the original on September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
"RFK Jr. is building a presidential campaign around conspiracy theories" . NPR. July 13, 2023. Archived from the original on September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
Pengelly, Martin (December 18, 2021). "Guests urged to be vaccinated at anti-vaxxer Robert F Kennedy Jr's party" . The Guardian . Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
Cabral, Sam (July 17, 2023). "RFK Jr's conspiracy theories and Republican supporters" . BBC News. Archived from the original on July 22, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
Traister, Rebecca (June 30, 2023). "Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Inside Job" . Intelligencer . Archived from the original on September 13, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
Collins, Eliza (June 22, 2023). "RFK Jr.'s White House Bid Is a Mix of Nostalgia and Conspiracy Theories" . The Wall Street Journal . Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launches long shot presidential bid as a Democrat" . ABC News. Archived from the original on October 23, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023 .
^ Otterbein, Holly; Schneider, Elena (October 26, 2023). "Rep. Dean Phillips files paperwork for presidential bid against Biden" . Politico . Archived from the original on October 27, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023 .
^ Mueller, Julia (February 29, 2024). "Biden critics look to replicate Michigan's 'uncommitted' vote in other states" . The Hill . Retrieved March 3, 2024 .
^ Stepansky, Joseph; Silmi, Malak. "Birth of a Movement: Michigan's Arab voters rise up to challenge Biden" . Al Jazeera. Retrieved March 3, 2024 .
^ John, Arit; Gallagher, Dianne (February 26, 2024). "Arab American Democrats push for 'uncommitted' vote in Michigan primary to send message to Biden about Gaza" . CNN. Retrieved March 31, 2024 .
^ Swenson, Ali (October 9, 2023). "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will run for president as an independent and drop his Democratic primary bid" . Associated Press . Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023 .
^ Gibson, Brittany (February 7, 2024). "Marianne Williamson ends her 2024 presidential run" . Politico . Retrieved February 8, 2024 .
^ Garrison, Joey (February 28, 2024). "Marianne Williamson says she is 'unsuspending' her longshot presidential campaign" . USA Today. Retrieved February 28, 2024 .
^ Shabad, Rebecca; Egwuonwu, Nnamdi (March 6, 2024). "Dean Phillips ends presidential campaign and endorses Biden" . NBC News. Retrieved March 6, 2024 .
^ "2024 Presidential Primary Delegate Tracker" . USA Today . Retrieved May 19, 2024 .
^ "US election 2024 primaries: follow live results" . The Guardian . March 19, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024 .
^ Bickerton, James (March 6, 2024). "Joe Biden is first incumbent president to lose a primary in 44 years" . Newsweek . Retrieved March 6, 2024 .
^ " 'If You Can Keep It': Joe Biden is out. What's Next For the Democratic Party?" . NPR . July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024 .
^ Miller, Zeke; Askarinam, Leah; Sweedler, Maya; Day, Chay (July 23, 2024). "Harris has support of enough Democratic delegates to become party's presidential nominee: AP survey" . Associated Press. Retrieved July 23, 2024 .
^ Kim, Seung Min (August 5, 2024). "Kamala Harris is now Democratic presidential nominee, will face off against Donald Trump this fall" . Associated Press . Retrieved August 14, 2024 .
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